Winston Churchill: Hero or villain? You told RT your views

Sir Winston Churchill. (Image from Wikipedia by United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division) / Wikipedia

Britain commemorated 50 years since the death of wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill on Friday. But how is the historic figure remembered? RT.com asked readers for their views.

The former PM, best
known for leading Britain through World War II, was the subject
of commemorations in London and around the UK on Friday.

The sometime Conservative, sometime Liberal politician is mainly
known for leading a coalition government during World War II, of
course, but also was a Chancellor of the Exchequer, First Lord of
the Admiralty and a newspaper correspondent covering the Boer
War. During his 1930s “wilderness years” he started a
new career as a writer of patriotic history books, which he
continued after World War II. Indeed, Churchill once said of his
legacy: “History will be kind to me for I intend to write
it.”

Some critics on Twitter refused to pay their respect, with one
user telling RT Churchill was “someone who loved war and
thrived on it.”

The user said Churchill “hated equality and socialism.”

Others further denigrated Churchill's memorial day, calling him a
“racist” and a “monster who starved millions of
Indians to death.”

Another critic took to Facebook to express his dislike for the
late PM, calling him a “traitor.”

“This is the same PM who was prepared to allow Nazis to
invade Scotland,” the user added.

Another more diplomatic Facebook user chose to rise above the
Churchill legacy debate: “As someone who is important
historically but who was buried 50 years ago, we should worry
about who is doing what now.”